Hebrews

Hebrews 6:16–17

¹⁶Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument. ¹⁷So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

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Hebrews 6:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Men	Ἄνθρωποι	Anthrōpoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G444 a man, one of the human race
swear	ὀμνύουσιν	omnyousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3660 I swear, take an oath
by	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
greater	μείζονος	meizonos	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular - Comparative	G3173 large, great
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
oath	ὅρκος	horkos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3727 an oath
serves as	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
a confirmation	βεβαίωσιν	bebaiōsin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G951 confirmation, ratification, establishment
to end	πέρας	peras	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4009 a boundary, limit, an end
all	πάσης	pasēs	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
argument	ἀντιλογίας	antilogias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G485 contradiction, contention, rebellion

Hebrews 6:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So when	ᾧ	hō	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
wanted	βουλόμενος	boulomenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1014 I will, intend, desire
to make	ἐπιδεῖξαι	epideixai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1925 I show, prove
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
unchanging nature	ἀμετάθετον	ametatheton	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G276 unchanged, unchangeable
of	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
purpose	βουλῆς	boulēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1012 counsel, deliberate wisdom
very clear	περισσότερον	perissoteron	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative	G4053 abundant, greater, vehemently, advantage
to the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
heirs	κληρονόμοις	klēronomois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G2818 an heir, inheritor
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
promise	ἐπαγγελίας	epangelias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1860 a promise
He guaranteed	ἐμεσίτευσεν	emesiteusen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3315 I mediate, interpose
with an oath	ὅρκῳ	horkō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3727 an oath

Cross-references

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Hebrews 6:16 Exodus 22:11 · Hebrews 6:13

Hebrews 6:17 Proverbs 19:21 · Hebrews 6:18 · Isaiah 55:11 · Isaiah 14:24 · Psalm 110:4 · Hebrews 11:9 · Psalm 33:11 · John 10:10 · Hebrews 6:16 · James 1:17 · Romans 11:29 · Job 23:13–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.